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der or half-hardy kinds should be sown as directed for half-hardy annuals. As they do not generally bloom the 
first year, they may be thinned out or removed from the seed bed as soon as they are well rooted, and planted 
cither in different parts of the garden, or into nursery beds, in rows a foot apart. The half-hardy or tender bienni¬ 
als must be kept during winter in a green house or dry cellar, and tender perennials must be protected from frost 
by a cloth or mat being fastened or tied around them, and covered afterwards with leaves or litter. 
BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR SOWING are printed on the different seed packages: still, to render success 
more certain, a careful Observance of the above directions, which are based on the practical experience of growers, 
will be found of great benefit to inexperienced florists. 
HOT-BED CULTURE. —Many varieties of flowers can scarcely be brought to perfection without the assist¬ 
ance of hot-bed or cold-frame, and much care is often necessary in transplanting, sheltering, and pricking out the 
voung plants. It is a work that requires much experience, and no doubt many disappointments will naturally 
occur. Still, a hot-bed is a necessity, without the aid of which many of our choicest and most beautiful flowers 
cannot be successfully grown. Experience is a rapid teacher, and the lover of flowers is an apt scholar. 
Plan.'ngr in Frame where little Air is given. 
Seedling-s under Glass Bell, tilted 
with Pot Hook. 
DESIGNS FOE FLOWED. BEDS. 
